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Originally Posted by CaptJamieHunter
No reference is made to my refusal to allow any data to be passed on to any other companies, nor is any detailed mention of the "due diligence" (a phrase I have utter contempt for as it's always covered up in my experience), the shadowy past and questionable ethics of Phorm or the point that I shouldn't have to accept a cookie to opt out.
It's not quite a complete whitewash with all the bs about improved web experience but it could have been more detailed given the 12 day wait I've had before getting this response.
I'll think for a while before putting a response together. Thoughts anyone?
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The Foundation for Information Policy Research argues that Phorm is illegal: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7301379.stm |
Thanks for the update, Captain!
Two thoughts sprang immediately to my mind:
1) The tone of the letter is very definitely "we
will be doing this", and not "we're
thinking of
maybe doing this" - so that's
bad.
2) The writer seems to be going out of his way to avoid addressing your specific instructions. Now this may just be because they've not finalized the way the service will be implemented yet, or it could be because they've sought legal advice on what they'd have to do if a customer issued them a specific DPA notice prohibiting them from routing any of that customer's data through Phorm-related equipment/software in their network, and the advice was "if the customer tells you that, you'll have to comply." So perhaps they're adopting a strategy of keeping quiet about that particular avenue?
More good news....
Phorm shares down another 9% today
...and....2 of the 3 Technology stories on the BBC website this afternoon are about Phorm....they were slow to get started, but it looks like Auntie is finally waking-up to how important this story is...the news ticker on the front page of BBC news currently reads "Phorm system "illegal" in the UK according to FIPR"
